Sweet
Luxury Homemade Mincemeat
Serves 2.5kg
Vegetarian
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Ingredients
175g Atora, OriginaI Suet or Atora, Vegetable Suet
1.6 kg mixed dried fruit, currants, sultanas, raisins, prunes - chopped finely
225g glacé cherries or semi dried cherries
1 large eating apple peeled, cored and grated
100g shelled almonds, blanched, chopped
450g dark soft brown sugar
1 tsp freshly grated nutmeg
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 medium lemon, grated rind and juice
1 medium orange, grated rind and juice
300 ml brandy, whisky or sherry
Method
Step one
In a large mixing bowl mix all the above ingredients together well.
Step two
Cover and refrigerate. Leave the mincemeat for two days, stirring a couple of times each day.
Step three
Pot the mincemeat in sterilised jars. Cover with an air tight lid and leave to mature for one week or more before using in mince pies, fruit cakes, tarts etc.
Step four
Label and store in a cool, dark place.
Variation
Combine half the dried fruit with a mixture of finely chopped dried fruits like pineapple, paw paw, mango, kiwi, blueberries, apricots etc.
Mincemeat without alcohol
Replace alcohol with a blend of orange and lemon juice, but use only 225 ml (8 fl oz).
